"Adaptive Height Control" - BMW 1300GS - How It Works Manually & Automatically 

It's a very cool feature. Regarding the melted plastic on the headers, some chrome polish and elbow grease will get it squared away and become a faint memory and a funny story to tell.

I never went for this option, i'm 6' 2" and fairly strong so not needed, however I went for the higher seat option, so it will be interesting to see how that compares to standard. Cant wait to get my triple black towards the end of January - great content showing the adaptive height.

That is one beautiful machine! I’ve never owned/ridden a GS but i do own a ‘22 R1250RT and love it!

I messed up the chrome headers on my 1200 by wiping a micro cloth on them when they were hot and bits melted to them. I researched the safest way to clean them and found that using a Brillo pad on them when they were warm was the best. I did that and it worked perfectly.

It's a piece of art! Well explained!

Damn Scott, that is such a beautiful motorcycle ❤️⭐️ This is a bike that does & can do it all! I bet you can’t wait for summer 💯 Enjoy festive season & Christmas in snow⭐️

It’s a brilliant idea for us ageing shorties I’d order it without hesitation, makes a great bike (I’ve had three GSs) even better. It’s now at the perfect seat height as my Multi V2S for me with a 29” inseam.

Scott I answered in the other video as soon as I saw you picking it off with your finger because I put a cover over my super Duke r even after sat for an hour and it still did the same thing to the exhaust on the super Duke car so I knew exactly what you had done but no big deal if you run it back up to temperature and take a red Scotch Bright pad with it running with it hot it will remove it all at least mine did.

Don't worry about the chrome. I did similar with my riding plastic riding pants years ago. I used chrome polish, and managed to polish the melted plastic off.

Something else to go wrong.

Excellent video and explained very well! I did not know that and I can see the difference. Do you think the bike has too much technology and it takes away from the motorcycle experience. And more things to go wrong plus cost to repair it? How is the riding experience and do you like the riding experience better than your RT? Is there a noticeable power difference between the two engines, etc. Is the power difference alone worth getting this bike? Or is it worth it with the other upgrades?

An American talking in millimetres -- respect!!

I'm close to ordering one but one thing I'm wondering is where the 12v socket is located and if I should get the extra socket, mainly for being able to connect the trickle charger when I won't be riding for a prolonged time.

Does the height adjustment happen if the motorcycle is heavy braking at the time and speed the adjustment is due to occur?

That stand lift, is some thing I personally would never need. I worry that all these extra gadgets just make these bikes heavier than they need to be. This said, I do love my electric screen on my Honda forza 350. hahaha... I really love the look of this new 1300 gs, ( having owned a 2004 gs and a 2013 GSA ) I m very tempted by the 1300. If only they were a little cheaper. Here in the netherlands they cost around 30,000 euro. or, almost 33,000 dollars US.

I use EZ-Off oven cleaner on the hot chrome on my past Harley from rain pant melting onto them. It didn’t damage the chrome. Hot pipe spray cleaner with cardboard masking to protect paint. Use wet sponge to wipe off goo after letting it bubble for a bit. Repeat till all the black is off. Do not rub it hard. Let the product do the work. It will completely come off without any scratches or stain.

very helpful thanks

Hello Mr. Warner, thank you for the video. Please recharge the battery from time to time. 😉

cool stuff for sure

Based on your explanation, when on Auto it goes to the lower position below 15mph and to the highest position at 31mph. Will it do any type of adjustment and when if it is setup to the highest position manually?

It's amazing very cool,assisted height,you know,I propose next model of gs is installed self balancing he makes never fall,like Honda, have self balancing but not in the market.

You explain things clearly but what I want to know is how to put the feature into manual and having done so, what it allows you to do? For example can you leave it sitting low at whatever speed and raise it on the fly if need be?

I love it. Will it be something that will break often?

it is Dumb and Dumber :) I so want this adaptive height control on the RT. having a shorter inseam by the time I set the seat up to accommodate myself I always find my legs cramped so being able to use the regular seat at its stock height, provided this feature does as much as I hope, I should be more comfortable moving as well as stopped so when riding how does it feel when it activates up and down? disconcerting at all? Will it happen when leaned over?

Weird, but fascinating.

HI, I feel tlike this could be a bit of up and down is you are riding a tight set of swithbacks and going between sub 25 for the corners and over 50 for the straights. I'd be interested to hear your view/experience of this.

Thank you very much for this! I have 2 questions: 1. Do you know if the Adaptive Height Control can be used and work at a bike with the high, sport suspension? 2. At your bike, can you have it at high at all times during movement? Can you even have it high if it's parked and the ignition is off?

Hi do you know if the Trophy with the normal seat is 850 as well or is it 870mm ?

So it lowers when you are going slow off-road where ground clearance is most necessary?

Point of interest. The rear goes up first and down last so the headlight does not dazzle anyone in front. Anyways, I hope it’s a durable system.

"Correct the American!!" Sorry I only have one life hahaha! Sorry just kidding! Tell me if you are on a bad camber can you leave it in high so as to make the side stand work at a more favourable angle? Love your content - keep it up : }

I'm confused. A while ago I saw a video with you saying there was something melting on the pipes of your GS. You were about to take it to the dealer to find out what's happening. Since then the video has been removed? What happened?

1300 have a bigger battery then the 1250?

Damn nice looking motorcycle! Does not even have the ADV look it looks much more spirited naked sportsbike except better much better wind protection! Cant wait to see the 1300RS which I think would suit me better....sort of done riding offroad especially a big heavy 1300! No matter how dirt worthy it is still too big heavy and expensive to go trail riding with....just my IMHO at 70 I even sold my WAY WAY lighter KTM 690 enduro...just kinda done with the dirt but not for lack of skill etc as I was on dirt bikes since age 12 including many years racing MX....I just dont find it fun to keep worrying about injuries

overly complicated? what happens in city traffic? constantly hopping up and down when you reach 50 or when you go under 25?

What about if you are crossing water and needs the hight in low speed

Whats the servicing cost

So it only goes up to 850mm when u first start the engine? And subsequently it will only go up when u move off and exceed 50km/h?

Hey, a bit off topic but when you originally reviewed the 1300 GS, you mentioned the Forged wheels. I have an order and I’m having a tough time deciding between forged and spoked. I’m prolly at most 80/20 (off/on road), so I’m sure either would suffice. Did you happen to test ride a forged wheel version or do you have any comments on the forged now that you have a spoked version yourself?

Get 3 more!! 😊

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Just trying to one-up the HD adaptive ride height system they developed in 2021 for the Pan America.

Don’t take my word for it (literally) but applying Diethyl Ether to plastic welded to the engine may help remove it. Mind you, breathing the stuff may irritate the nose and throat and cause drowsiness, excitement, dizziness, vomiting, irregular breathing, increased saliva, unconsciousness and death.

Acetone works to unstick melted plastic.

Has anyone ever said you’re a nut?! We love you. You can use “dumber” from what I know. But maybe I’m just dumb. I baked a nice summer jacket’s sleeve on a header pipe a few years ago and couldn’t figure-out where the smell was coming from and later what the stain was doing on the pipe!

So if you go offroad and stay below 50 km/h you'll have 30 mm less ground clearance? 🤔😬 Or for example, if you are above 50 km/h and slow down to below 25 km/h for some technical stuff for instance, you again will loose 30 mm of ground clearance? 🤔😬 Or does this not work in offroad mode or can it be turned off?

Cool😂

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Exactly like harley pan america special with arh (auto ride height)

sounds fancy. that's just one more thing to break in a bimmer I guess.

God help the person that has an issue with that, especially after warranty.

It looks like a brilliant system, just the thought of the cost of repairing it when it breaks down makes me shudder.

do you need that to ride a motor

Let’s see what happens in hair-pins, for example in the Dolomite’s

The old GS motor is hand built, the new is built by robots. I saw it on site in Berlin.

Isn't that it lifts when you reach 30km/h?

Anyone planning to purchase a R1300GS check insurance availability and cost first.

They are going to fit a hydraulic lift on the back soon , to lift the poor old buggers of the bike when they arrive at Starbucks! 😅

This is really needed?. I mean, it puts wear on the suspension that´s not really needed. To put a GS or even a heavier RT on the central stand is not an issue if you use proper technique. It´s not a matter of strenght after all.

With good technique, you don’t need lift assistance.

Let the doctors and dentists buy it and keep it for 2/3 years and then buy it with 40 % discount with 10k km on it. Will be eventually good value for money then.

Harley Davidson had this out for 2020 model year.

Imagine paying for that 😅

Has your wife the V77 ???

In the kings english scott i think it should be 'i have done more silly things than that the word dumb isnt really an english word in tbat context to be dumb is to not be able to speak

Dumb and dumber. I think I might be able to beat you. I bought my first motocycle from a lad next door to me. I pushed the frame wheels attached to my house. Followed by the engine in bits loaded into old ammunition boxes. Being 15 years old, ( and not the sharpest knife in the drawer) The only difference now is I'm in my 70s The rest is just the same. I eventually rebuilt the bike a 1950s Triumph Thunderbird. Now came the moment to start it. Petrol on carburettor tickled Choke set advance and retarded set, kicked the engine over, engine kicked back, kept my leg straight, (didn't know I should have bent my leg ) The two roof boards I displaced with my head stayed like that for years. Eventually, got it going, Now Eventually getting to the main event, One of my friends turned up, is the engine warm yet . Me, I don't know I will check, putting my hand on the exhaust just at the point it comes out of the cylinder head. A 15 year old boy can be louder than a 650 triumph. Know I was dumb, But repositioning two she'd roof boards probably made me dumber.

I feel like they built gs for the weak😂 nah thats just me

"Dumberer"

Just learn the right technique and you don't need these...

One of the ugliest expensive bikes money can buy

I think BMW is running out of "innovative" ideas on their new bikes. Who needs this anyway. If they want to install something that's handy, what avout a reverse gear? This is just and expensive and bound to go bad option.

820mm is still too tall. They need to start thinking of us shorter riders for once. And don't give me the lean and or tippy toe bull shit, I'm old, that's a game for kids.

BMW should have spent as much time designing a good looking front end as they did on the centerstand and then the bike would not be so incredibly UGLY….